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        <p>balance — 
      Adjust one audio signal according to the values of another.
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        <h2>Description</h2>
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      The rms power of asig can be interrogated, set, or adjusted to match that of a comparator signal.
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        <pre class="synopsis">ares <span class="command"><strong>balance</strong></span> asig, acomp [, ihp] [, iskip]</pre>
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        <h2>Initialization</h2>
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      <span class="emphasis"><em>ihp</em></span> (optional) -- half-power point (in Hz) of a special internal low-pass filter. The default value is 10.
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      <span class="emphasis"><em>iskip</em></span> (optional, default=0) -- initial disposition of internal data space (see <a class="link" href="reson.html" title="reson"><em class="citetitle">reson</em></a>). The default value is 0.
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      <span class="emphasis"><em>asig</em></span> -- input audio signal
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      <span class="emphasis"><em>acomp</em></span> -- the comparator signal
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      <span class="emphasis"><em>balance</em></span> outputs a version of <span class="emphasis"><em>asig</em></span>, amplitude-modified so that its rms power is equal to that of a comparator signal <span class="emphasis"><em>acomp</em></span>. Thus a signal that has suffered loss of power (eg., in passing through a filter bank) can be restored by matching it with, for instance, its own source. It should be noted that <a class="link" href="gain.html" title="gain"><em class="citetitle">gain</em></a> and <span class="emphasis"><em>balance</em></span> provide amplitude modification only - output signals are not altered in any other respect.
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      Here is an example of the balance opcode. It uses the file <a class="ulink" href="examples/balance.csd" target="_top"><em class="citetitle">balance.csd</em></a>.

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            <strong>Example 76. Example of the balance opcode.</strong>
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            <p>See the sections <a class="link" href="UsingRealTime.html" title="Real-Time Audio"><em class="citetitle">Real-time Audio</em></a> and <a class="link" href="CommandFlags.html" title="Csound command line"><em class="citetitle">Command Line Flags</em></a> for more information on using command line flags.</p>
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<span class="csdtag">&lt;CsoundSynthesizer&gt;</span>
<span class="csdtag">&lt;CsOptions&gt;</span>
<span class="comment">; Select audio/midi flags here according to platform</span>
-odac     <span class="comment">;;;RT audio out</span>
<span class="comment">;-iadc    ;;;uncomment -iadc if RT audio input is needed too</span>
<span class="comment">; For Non-realtime ouput leave only the line below:</span>
<span class="comment">; -o balance.wav -W ;;; for file output any platform</span>
<span class="csdtag">&lt;/CsOptions&gt;</span>
<span class="csdtag">&lt;CsInstruments&gt;</span>

<span class="ohdr">sr</span> <span class="op">=</span> 44100
<span class="ohdr">ksmps</span> <span class="op">=</span> 32
<span class="ohdr">nchnls</span> <span class="op">=</span> 2
<span class="ohdr">0dbfs</span> <span class="op">=</span> 1

<span class="oblock">instr</span> 1
<span class="comment">; Generate a band-limited pulse train.</span>
asrc <span class="opc">buzz</span> 0.9, 440, <span class="ohdr">sr</span><span class="op">/</span>440, 1

<span class="comment">; Send the source signal through 2 filters.</span>
a1 <span class="opc">reson</span> asrc, 1000, 100       
a2 <span class="opc">reson</span> a1, 3000, 500

<span class="comment">; Balance the filtered signal with the source.</span>
afin <span class="opc">balance</span> a2, asrc
     <span class="opc">outs</span> afin, afin

<span class="oblock">endin</span>

<span class="csdtag">&lt;/CsInstruments&gt;</span>
<span class="csdtag">&lt;CsScore&gt;</span>
<span class="comment">;sine wave.</span>
<span class="stamnt">f</span> 1 0 16384 10 1

<span class="stamnt">i</span> 1 0 2
<span class="stamnt">e</span>

<span class="csdtag">&lt;/CsScore&gt;</span>
<span class="csdtag">&lt;/CsoundSynthesizer&gt;</span>
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      <a class="link" href="gain.html" title="gain"><em class="citetitle">gain</em></a>,
      <a class="link" href="rms.html" title="rms"><em class="citetitle">rms</em></a>
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